Mervyn King, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, has been tipped to give the Chancellor a helpful boost this week by upgrading growth prospects for the embattled UK economy.
European markets and the US dollar have extended losses after US GDP came in at a lower than expected 2.5% in Q1.
The UK's stagnating economy avoided a triple-dip recession today after initial estimates showed it expanded 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013.
There was a weary air of predictability within hours and days of Margaret Thatcher's death about all the things she can be blamed for.
A new academic paper suggests an influential study used to argue the case for austerity contains a number of flaws - including a simple Excel spreadsheet error.
The long-term "irreversible" trends I've discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop.